Hubert Huddleston
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Memorial to Huddleston in Sherborne Abbey
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| Born | 20 January 1880 |
| Died | 2 October 1950 (aged 70) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1898–1947 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit |
Coldstream Guards Dorset Regiment |
| Commands held |
Governor General of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1940–47) Northern Ireland District (1940) Baluchistan District (1935–38) Assam District (1934–35) 14th Infantry Brigade (1930–33) Sudan (1924–30) |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches |
Major General Sir Hubert Jervoise Huddleston, GCMG, GBE, CB, DSO & Bar, MC (20 January 1880 – 2 October 1950) was a senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District.
Educated at Felsted School and Bedford School, Huddleston joined the British Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Coldstream Guards in 1898. He then served in the Second Boer War. He took part in operations in the Orange Free State from April to May 1900, and the Transvaal in May and June, including actions near Johannesburg and at the Battle of Diamond Hill. During the war he transferred to the Dorsetshire Regiment as a second lieutenant on 26 May 1900, and was promoted to lieutenant on 19 November 1901. He was mentioned in despatches for actions in December 1901 ("for dash and leading … which lead to captures", dated 25 April 1902).
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